Mrs. Essington: The Romance of a House-party

by Esther Chamberlain; Lucia Chamberlain

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER		Page
I	The House-Party Explains Itself, and Gets into a Fog	[3]
II	Julia Steps Out of It, and Answers a Question	[24]
III	Mrs. Essington Runs Away from Herself	[44]
IV	Longacre Runs After	[54]
V	The Pursuer is Captured	[77]
VI	Thair Puts in his Finger; Cissy her Foot	[101]
VII	The House-Party in the Storm	[118]
VIII	Longacre Traps Himself	[139]
IX	Mrs. Essington Says “No”	[162]
X	The Mad Riding	[171]
XI	The White Darkness	[190]
XII	Mrs. Essington Says “Yes”	[205]
XIII	Thair Congratulates	[229]
XIV	The Queen’s Courtesy	[236]

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Mrs. Essington	[Frontispiece]
	Page
“‘Oh, it’s been wretched!’”	[92]
“Her skirts held high above her pretty, preposterous shoes”	[116]
“‘For God’s sake—don’t cry!’”	[154]
“‘Are you ready?’”	[174]
“Such a strange Julia!”	[232]

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MRS. ESSINGTON

CHAPTER I
THE HOUSE-PARTY EXPLAINS ITSELF, AND GETS INTO A FOG

STILL, I don’t reconcile you with that lot,” the young man broke out, after a silence that had lasted long enough to be intimate. He leaned toward her across the space between the two chairs, lifting his voice a little to be heard above the racket of the car-wheels.